Deuteronomio 33:18

18 Poi disse di ZABULON: Rallegrati, Zabulon, nella tua uscita; E tu, ISSACAR, ne’ tuoi tabernacoli.

Deuteronomio 33:18 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 33:18

And of Zebulun he said
The tribe of Zebulun, as the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem, with whom Issachar is joined, they being brethren, and of the same mother as well as father; though Zebulun the youngest is set before Issachar the older, as in Jacob's blessing, ( Genesis 49:13 Genesis 49:14 ) ;

rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out;
in their going out to sea, to merchandise, to traffic in foreign parts, it being a maritime tribe, see ( Genesis 49:13 ) ; and so are called upon to rejoice and be thankful for their safe preservation on the seas, and success in trade; and to this sense are the paraphrases of Jonathan and Jerusalem: though Onkelos interprets it of their going out to war against their enemies, and certain it is that they were also a warlike as well as a seafaring tribe; see ( Judges 5:18 ) ;

and Issachar, in thy tents;
being a tribe that stayed at home, and attended to husbandry, and dwelt in tents, to take care of and feed their cattle; in doing which they should be prosperous, and have occasion to rejoice, and be thankful to the Lord: though the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem carry it to a different sense, to their schools, in which they dwelt: this tribe being, as supposed, a learned tribe, studious, in the law; which is gathered from ( 1 Chronicles 12:32 ) .

Deuteronomio 33:18 In-Context

16 E delle delizie della terra, e di tutto ciò ch’ella contiene, E del favor di colui che stava nel pruno; Venga quello sopra il capo di Giuseppe, E sopra la sommità del capo Di colui ch’è stato messo da parte d’infra i suoi fratelli.

17 Egli ha una bravura, come il primogenito di un toro; E le sue corna son come corna di liocorno; Con quello egli cozzerà i popoli tutti quanti, Fino alle stremità della terra. E queste son le decine delle migliaia d’Efraim, E queste son le migliaia di Manasse.

18 Poi disse di ZABULON: Rallegrati, Zabulon, nella tua uscita; E tu, ISSACAR, ne’ tuoi tabernacoli.

19 Essi chiameranno i popoli al Monte, E quivi sacrificheranno sacrificii di giustizia; Perciocchè suggeranno la dovizia del mare, E i tesori nascosti della rena.

20 Poi disse di GAD: Benedetto sia colui che allarga Gad; Egli se ne sta come un fiero leone, E lacera braccio e testa.